Population dynamics of a temperate coral along a depth gradient in the Dardanelles

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dc.authoridOzalp, H. Baris/0000-0003-2640-8912
dc.authoridgoffredo, stefano/0000-0002-5022-9503
dc.authoridCAROSELLI, ERIK/0000-0001-6434-5663
dc.contributor.authorCaroselli, Erik
dc.contributor.authorOzalp, Hasan Baris
dc.contributor.authorLavia, Maila
dc.contributor.authorDe Witt, Francesca
dc.contributor.authorRaimondi, Francesco
dc.contributor.authorGoffredo, Stefano
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:14:52Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:14:52Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractNotwithstanding the importance of analyzing the variations of population dynamic traits along environmental gradients for assessing coral resilience to global climate change, temperate areas are more understudied than tropical regions. In the Mediterranean Sea, some studies are available for its western basin, while there is a lack of information for its eastern basin. This study starts to fill this gap, by determining the demographic characteristics of the solitary zooxanthellate scleractinianBalanophyllia europaeain the Dardanelles (Turkey) along a 1-21 m depth transect. The population dynamics ofB. europaeafrom this site in the eastern Mediterranean Sea was compared with the populations in the NW Mediterranean Sea. In particular, the sites of Calafuria and Palinuro (Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy) were chosen for the comparison since their temperature and latitude, respectively, were similar to that of the Dardanelles population. The population density in the Dardanelles increased exponentially with depth, possibly due to lower current and wave action, and higher salinity at depth. Age structure in the Dardanelles was relatively overrepresented in younger age classes with increasing depth. Nevertheless, this difference in age structure was not strong enough to cause trends with depth for all derived demographic parameters. In comparison with Italian populations, age structure presented a higher frequency of young individuals and were more stable in the Dardanelles, likely due to the less intense wave action. Hosting different clades of symbiotic algae may also contribute to these differences, but molecular studies are necessary to verify this hypothesis.
dc.description.sponsorshipALMA IDEA grant of the University of Bologna; COMU
dc.description.sponsorshipThe present study was carried out under a Protocol of Bilateral Agreement officially signed on 20 June 2016 between Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University (COMU), Turkey and University of Bologna (UniBo), Italy. Financial needs of the field surveys were supported by self-contribution of H. Baris ozalp, COMU between 17 March 2016 and 31 August 2016. This study received funding by the ALMA IDEA grant of the University of Bologna for the project STRAMICRO and by COMU. We thank K. E. Baris, M. Selek, and R. K. Gurses for their assistance during the scientific dives. The experiments comply with Italian and Turkish laws.
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/lno.11540
dc.identifier.endpage2687
dc.identifier.issn0024-3590
dc.identifier.issn1939-5590
dc.identifier.issue11
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85087902896
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage2676
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11540
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/21220
dc.identifier.volume65
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000548527500001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofLimnology and Oceanography
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectBalanophyllia-Europaea Scleractinia
dc.subjectCanakkale Strait Dardanelles
dc.subjectSea-Surface Temperature
dc.subjectMediterranean Corals
dc.subjectSolitary
dc.subjectGrowth
dc.subjectMorphology
dc.subjectDiversity
dc.subjectDensity
dc.subjectZooxanthellae
dc.titlePopulation dynamics of a temperate coral along a depth gradient in the Dardanelles
dc.typeArticle

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